Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | ||||||
| PE96072 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 12/05/1996 | 04/29/1997 | LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL | ||
| Binding or lockup of the power assisted steering system may be experienced during brake application at low vehicle speeds. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 03/18/1999 | 07/01/1994 | ||
| Multiple systems failures; currently abs light stays on, air bag light flashes, fuel smell, sloppy steering, front suspension noises, power door locks inoperative, cruise control inoperative, horn inoperative. *ak | |||
| 02/22/1995 | |||
| Defected steering bolts cracked causing loss of vehicle control, hitting a curb at 15mph. please describe details. tt | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 05/23/2004 | 150000 | 1 | |
| While driving 5 mph steering gear bolt sheared off. this forced the consumer to pull over and have the vehicle towed. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| 2 | |||
| Two different vehicles experienced total steering failure caused by the steering box tearing away from the frame of the vehicle. *ph after first incident, consumer couldn't find a dealer in their area to repair the problem. *la | |||
| 07/29/2002 | 130000 | 1 | 03/29/2000 |
| The vehicle lost power steering and brakes when a left turn was made. which was as a result of steering box failure. also the vehicle caught on fire and the consumer was injured. *jb | |||
| 11/05/2001 | 2 | 10/01/1994 | |
| While making a right to turn into a parking space a large pop was heard followed by complete loss of steering control. all three bolts holding the steering gear box to the frame had snapped. vehicle towed to dealer, the gearbox, bolts and upper and lower left hand side ball joints were replaced to a tune of $743.*ak | |||
| 02/09/2001 | 1 | 11/01/1995 | |
| When turning the vehicle at less than 5 miles per hour i heard a loud pop and the car shuddered. my steering wheel was then at the 2/7 position instead of the 3/9 position. took the car home from here. later drove around the corner (about 1/10 mile) to pick up kids from school dance. steering wheel was now at the 6/12 position. contacted repair shop on saturday 2/10. drove to repair shop about 1 1/2 miles away doing about 25 mph or less. parked it. mechanic came out to see how much play was in the wheel, heard another loud pop and the wheel proceeded to go in complete circles. inspection by mechanic showed that all three bolts in the gear box had broken. head mechanic said that in the thirty some years he's been in the business, this is the first time he has seen this happen. these bolts are not supposed to break.*ak | |||
| 08/15/2000 | 04/01/1994 | ||
| Steering box came loose from frame | |||
| 04/30/1999 | |||
| While making a u turn inside parking lot steering gear box went out. lost all 3 bolts on the box, they had snapped. lost steering control. towed to dealer to check for defects. nothing could be determined if it was wear/ tear or defective sttering gear box. *ak | |||
| 08/08/1995 | 2 | ||
| Gear box replaced. | |||
| When driving the steering gear box moves, # pe96-024 . please describe . | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 1 | 10/01/1993 | ||
| Vehicle loses power steering on occasions. | |||
| 04/30/1994 | |||
| Power steering; when driving to a stop try to turn the steering wouldn't turn when car is not moving and car is moving steering is hard to turn at low speed. t | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 04/27/1995 | 1 | ||
| Left inner tie rod replaced. | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 04/30/1998 | |||
| At 5 mph in parking lot, attempted to turn steering wheel & it failed to turn. steering wheel became free wheeling and there no control of vehicle. did not hit anything. vehicle towed home. picked up bolts from parking lot; look like they were sheared off. *ak | |||